SQL Create Table

• Create Database
• Create Index

You create a table using the CREATE TABLE command.

SQL syntax

Example

Result

This results in an empty table. You can now use an INSERT statement to add data to the table.

Data Types

You'll notice we explicitly stated the data type in our CREATE TABLE statement. This is because, when you create a column, you need to tell the database what type of data it can hold.

The exact data types and how they are expressed differs with each database system and vendor, but you'll find that generally, there will be support for fixed length strings (eg, char), variable length strings (eg varchar), date/time values (eg, datetime), numbers and integers (eg, bigint, int, smallint, tinyint, numeric).

The following base data types are available in SQL Server.

Exact Numerics

Approximate Numerics

Date and Time

Character Strings

Unicode Character Strings

Binary

Other Data Types

You may need to consult your database system's documentation if you're unsure of which data type to use or how it is expressed in that system.

Next, we learn how to create an index for our table with the CREATE INDEX command.

• Create Database
• Create Index